A Lifetime of Love. Daphne Rose Kingma
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A Lifetime of LOVE
How to Bring More Depth, Meaning and Intimacy into Your Relationship
Daphne Rose Kingma
CONARI PRESS
Berkeley, California
Copyright © 1995, 1998 by Daphne Rose Kingma.
All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations in critical articles or reviews. For information, contact Conari Press, 2550 Ninth Street, Suite 101, Berkeley, CA 94710-1551.
This book was previously published under the title HEART & SOUL.
Conari Press books are distributed by Publishers Group West.
Cover design and illustration: Martha Newton Furman
Interior design and composition: Jennifer Brontsema
Art direction: Arne Beanland
ISBN: 1-57324-112-1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kingma, Daphne Rose.
[Heart & soul]
A lifetime of love : how to bring more depth, meaning and intimacy into your relationship / Daphne Rose Kingma.
p. cm.
Originally published: Heart & soul. Berkeley, Calif.: Conari Press, c1995. With new introd.
ISBN 1-57324-112-1 (pbk.)
1. Intimacy (Psychology) 2. Interpersonal relations. I. Title.
BF575.15K56 1998
158.2—dc21
97-37658
Printed in the United States of America on recycled paper.
10 9 8 7 6 54 3 2 1
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With much love for Mary Jane Ryan, my dear friend and editor of genius.
……. CONTENTS .……
Aspire to a Spiritual Relationship
Discover Sex as Sacred Reunion
Be Extravagant with Your Praise
Accept the Glorious Compromises of Love
Practice Happiness to Prepare for Joy
Play
Honor the Anger Inside You
Share Your Transcendent Moments
Rest in the Radiance of Forgiveness
Be Available to the Mystery
Know One Another Like the Seasons
Live the Truth
See Your Beloved as a Spiritual Being
Have the Courage to Say No
Express Your Deep Fears
Acknowledge Your Relationship Ambivalence
Accept What Is
Face Your Denials
Respect the Opposite Sex
Be Open to Receive the Message
Practice the Courage of Criticism
Open Your Heart to the Life-Changing Remark
Integrate the Divine Erotic
Recognize the Longings of Your Spirit
Tell Your Beloved Your Story
Be Conscious of Your Unconscious
Seek the Common Ground
Hold Your Beloved in Special Awareness
Raise the Consciousness of Your Love
Seek Your Emotional Healing
Allow Your Needs to Be Your Guide
Inhabit the Paradox of Urgency and Surrender
Face Your Difficulties Head-on
Move to the Spiritual Level
Protect Your Soul
Pursue Beauty
Learn the Language of Intimacy